Me: The word is "badminton." You know, the game you play with long-handled racquets, a net, and a little plastic birdie.
Student: I play with real birds. Hawks.
Note to self: do not play badminton at this kid's house.
And during a rousing game of Apples to Apples...
Me: Okay, the word is "flavorful."
*Students bring me cards, and I start reading through them*
Me: "Desert"? A desert would not be particularly flavorful. I think maybe you meant dessert with two s's. Maybe we need to review the differences between the two homonyms.
Student from that group: Oh, we know the difference. We were just hoping you wouldn't.
Apparently my 18 years of experience as a language arts teacher and a relatively well-educated person has gone unremarked.
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